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noun
A Roman dry measure of about a peck or 9 litres.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Various medieval units of dry and liquid volume.
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Usage: historical
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noun
A bushel-shaped headdress worn by certain deities in classical art.
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Usage: historical
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History
Learned borrowing from Latin modius, from modus (“a measure”) + -ius (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of muid and mud. See also almud and almude.
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